The Douglas Archives

A collection of historical and genalogical records

Tammie Arundell Foster's Groups (5)

  • Douglas dna

    32 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2023 A group for those who are using dna to trace their ancestors. The intention is NOT to replace the existing dna group, but to facilitate…

  • Australian immigrants

    20 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 We are looking for the ancestry of early immigrants to Australia.

  • Douglas Septs convicts shipped to Australia

    7 members Latest Activity: Apr 13, 2014

    It was not just Douglases who were shipped to Australia, but members of our Septs too. This group is for them.

  • Douglas families in Ireland

    44 members Latest Activity: May 13, 2022

    Researching members of the Douglas family in Ireland is notoriously difficult.  So many records have been destroyed, and the families often moved…

  • Clan Douglas Gathering - 2014

    62 members Latest Activity: Sep 11, 2023

    Plans are in hand to hold a Clan Douglas Gathering in Scotland in 2014.

    The Gathering…

Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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